A and C,
Thank you for the reply, I think we agree - somewhere in the 'very unlikely however catastrophic or unacceptable impact should it occur' frame. Of course, unacceptable depends on your frame of reference which in the current environment is understandable for the reasons you state....however in a Herrick re-run or even Falklands type scenarios where a bit of air to mud can break a dead lock - and British lives are at stake - as it appeared to at Goose Green - then maybe our aircrew would be viewed as a tiny bit more expendable and returning to Mum with bullets in the jet whilst Tom and Bootneck struggled on valiantly would be viewed dimly.